Friday, September 22, 2006

Bush, Republicans forge terrorism interrogation deal

President Bush bowed to pressure from leading senators in his Republican party on Thursday, revising a bill for interrogating terrorism suspects that critics had said would allow abusive treatment.

The deal between the White House and the three Senate heavyweights ended days of negotiations and appeared to clear the way for Congress to pass legislation setting up trials for foreign suspects at the U.S. naval facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Source: Reuters
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